Don Farish, Chair, Marty Ruddell, Carol Cinquini, Andrea Todd, Justin Jones, Douglas Dunbar Melinda Barnard Tracy Terrill, Jose Andrade
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT:
Larry Furukawa-Schlereth
GUESTS PRESENT:
Neil Markley
The meeting was called to order by Don Farish at 8:10 AM. Farish asked for an approval of the minutes of August 13, 1996. Marty Ruddell moved to approve the minutes. A second was obtained from Jose Andrade. The minutes were approved unanimously. Farish then asked for a motion to approve the minutes of August 19, 1996. Andrea Todd moved to approve the minutes. A second was obtained from Douglas Dunbar. The minutes were approved unanimously. Farish then asked for a motion to approve the minutes of August 29, 1996. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Carol Cinquini. A second was obtained from Andrea Todd. The minutes were approved unanimously.
Discussion then turned to a discussion of the Draft Narrative Description of the Partners for Excellence Fee (Draft). Farish summarized the changes from Draft 1 to the current Draft. Tracy Terrill asked for clarification on the use of the Draft. Farish indicated that the Draft would be sent to campus groups for reaction and response. Responses obtained would be placed in the Voter Pamphlet. Terrill noted that he would like the Draft to be a bit more specific so that campus groups could better understand what Partners for Excellence (PEP) was all about. Cinquini commented that she saw the Draft as a vehicle that would permit PEP to be fleshed out by the various stake-holders.
Discussion then turned to the specifics of the Draft. Ruddell expressed concern regarding the use of the term "public ivy" in Paragraph 1. Cinquini agreed as did Justin Jones. Ruddell also made suggestions with respect to the last two sentences of Paragraph 1. The FAC agreed with Ruddell comments and Farish noted that we would make the necessary language adjustments.
The Committee then considered Paragraph 2. Melinda Barnard suggested the use of bullets to make the document visually easier to read. Ruddell agreed and made suggested revisions to the Paragraph which were endorsed by the FAC. Again, Farish promised to make the necessary adjustments. Terrill also commented that he was uncomfortable with the issue of part-time faculty since the document stressed the importance of full-time faculty at SSU yet the proposed fee action would, in part, be used to finance part-time faculty. Discussion ensued on this point and agreement was reached to strike the words part-time faculty in Paragraph 2 of the Draft.
Moving to Paragraph 3, Ruddell made a variety of suggestions which she felt would improve the document. Discussion ensued on her suggestions. Committee members agreed, by consensus, that they liked the spirit of Ruddell's suggestions but asked Don to streamline the specifics of the language suggested. Other aspects of the Paragraph 3 were then discussed with particular attention being paid to how to outline the positive outcomes associated with PEP along with the outcomes that would occur if PEP was not enacted. Some members felt it was more important to stress the positive yet other members noted that it was important for the campus community to understand the impact on campus life without PEP. After discussion, the FAC concluded that they very much liked Farish's storm and umbrella metaphor and that somehow, this notion should be incorporated into the Draft. Specifically, the FAC wanted to have the Draft point out that a "storm" was out there that would impact SSU. PEP was an umbrella that would help weather the storm. Without PEP, no shelter would be provided. Farish agreed to rework Paragraph 3 in such a fashion that this type of notion would come across.
Paragraph 4 was then discussed. Farish indicated that he and Schlereth needed to rework the section related to the administrative component of PEP. He promised to have a revision for the next meeting.
The next meeting of the FAC was confirmed for September 12, 1996 at 8 AM. Final revision to the Draft was established as the key agenda item.
Farish then adjourned the meeting at 9 AM.
Minutes prepared by Larry Furukawa-Schlereth
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